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| Duration | 11 days | 10 days |
| Price From | $ 1,431 | $ 1,130 |
| Price Per Day | $ 130 | $ 113 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Small group tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included |
9 Breakfasts and 7 Dinners |
9 Breakfasts - 1 Lunch - 6 Dinners This tour offers Vegetarian and Halal food options on request. Simply let our Customer Support team know the food option that you prefer. |
| Description |
11 Day Tour From Istanbul will appeal to those wanting a comprehensive programme balanced with relaxation in the most comfortable and conveniently appointed accomodation. |
Few places on earth can rival the incredible history of Turkey, yet its delights are certainly not only found in books about the past. Turkey is dynamic and lively, boasting culture and customs that are just as rich today as they were thousands of years ago. Add in immense natural beauty and delicious cuisine, and it’s no wonder it is a popular destination. The Istanbul - Ankara - Cappadocia - Pamukkale - Ephesus -Pergamon - Troy - Gallipoli itinerary takes in the best of Turkey , with a variety of sights and activities in 10 days. |
Day 1: Istanbul
On arrival you will be met by your guide and transported to your hotel.
Day 2: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar.
Optional: Dinner with belly dancing entertainment.
Day 3: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
This morning you are offered an optional tour of St. Sophia and Bosphorus cruise. Afternoon departure for Ankara around 15:00 hrs and late arrival at Ankara.
Day 4: Ankara – Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Morning excursion to view Hittite artifacts at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. Here you will visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk, father of modern Turkey. Visit the underground city of Sarhatli. Drive to Cappadocia, touring a 13th century caravan inn en route. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Early Morning. An optional Balloon Tour. An unforgetable experience of floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves illuminated by the stunning sunrise of Cappadocia.
After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos,Pasabagi, Red Valley, andexperience a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave.
Dinner and overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 6: Cappadocia – Pamukkale
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Drive to Pamukkale. En route we visit the famous mausoleum of the sufi philosopher Mevlana. Drive to Pamukkale, dinner and overnight stay in Pamukkale.
Day 7: Pamukkale – Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Today is the day to pay an early morning visit to the unique Cotton Fortress, the white calcium cascades, and also pay a visit to one of the first modern spa centers of the ancient world, Hierapolis.
Then we drive to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight stay in Kusadasi.
Day 8: Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Full day tour of the famous ruins of Ephesus and St. Mary’s Cottage.
The afternoon provides you with an optional tour of Sardis or Sirince, a beautiful village where time seems to stand still.
Dinner and overnight stay in Kusadasi.
Day 9: Pergamum – Troy – Canakkale
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Visit the ancient Medical Center Asclepion in Pergamum, followed by Troy with its famous wooden horse and then continue on to Canakkale for your overnight stay.
Day 10: Dardanelles – Gallipoli – Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast
Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Lone PineCemetery, Chunuk Bair.Later we drive to Istanbul for your overnight accomodation.
Day 11: Istanbul – Return
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer to Airport.
Day 1
Arrive in Istanbul
Arrival to Istanbul . Meet with English speaking assistant at the airport . Transfer to the hotel for check in .
Overnight: Istanbul Meals: N/A
Day 2
Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel . Drive from your hotel to Spice Market for shopping . Free time. Then meet and proceed to take 1,5 hrs Bosphorus Cruise excursion along the Bosphorus , that is dividing the 2 continents Asia & Europe . During the excursion you will enjoy the beauty of Istanbul , with its forest , Palaces and wooden old houses built on both continents . Lunch at local restaurant . After lunch visit Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) , and the famous Hagia Sophia Free time at Grand Bazaar.
Overnight: Istanbul Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 3
Istabul - Ankara
Breakfast at the hotel . Departure from the hotel to visit Topkapi Palace ( harem section entrance free is not included ) the house of the ottoman sultans . Departure from the hotel to Ankara – the capital of Turkey . Arrival to Ankara in early evening
Overnight: Ankara Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4
Ankara - Cappadocia via Salt Lake
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to the capital of Turkey with the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations with an exhibition of Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Hittite, Phrygian Urartu etc & remains and the Ataturk Mausoleum, dedicated to the founder of the Turkish Republic. Departure for Cappadocia (290 km). Along the way, visit the underground city built by Christian communities to protect themselves from Arab attacks. The underground city preserves the stables, common rooms, meeting room and small rooms for families. Arrival in the Cappadocia region.
Overnight: Cappadocia Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5
Cappadocia
Breakfast at the hotel. Day dedicated to visiting this fantastic region with its spectacular fairy chimneys, unique in the world Goreme Valley , with its cave churches, with paintings from the 10th and 11th centuries; stop at the trogloyta village of Uçhisar , visit Avcilar which has a spectacular landscape, the Derbent valley with its curious natural rock formations and time for artisan workshops such as carpets and onyx-stones mounted on silver jewelry. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Overnight: Cappadocia Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6
Cappadocia- Sultanhani - Pamukkale
Breakfast and departure for Pamukkale (610 km). On the way, stop to visit the Sultanhan Caravanserail, Seljuk inn from the medieval era. Continuation to. Free time in Pamukkale "Cotton Castle", unique in the world with its natural pools of limestone hot springs and the petrified travertine waterfalls. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Overight: Pamukkale Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7
Pamukkale – Ephesus – İzmir
Breakfast at the hotel. Exit for Selçuk-Efeso (200 km). Arrival and visit to the archaeological area of Ephesus, a city dedicated to Artemis. The Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora, the Marble Street and the largest Theater of antiquity. Visit to the House of the Virgin, supposed last dwelling place of the Mother of Jesus. Stop at a leather production center and continue to Izmir (~ 85 km.), The third largest city in Turkey. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Overight: Izmir Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8
Izmir - Pergamon – Troy – Çanakkale
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Pergamon , the current Bergama (110 km). Arrival and visit to the ruins of Asclepion , which was the most important hospital in Asia Minor, with its therapeutic center. Continuation to Troy (~ 190 km.). Visit to the famous archaeological city of history that evokes the poetic name of the Iliad saga of Homer. Continuation to Çanakkale (~ 25 km.). Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Overnight: Çanakkale Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9
Çanakkale – Gallipoli – Anzac Cove – Istanbul
Breakfast. We will cross Dardanelles Strait by car ferry and continue to Gallipoli Peninsula. We will visit one of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli, including Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, ANZAC Commemorative Site, Respect to Mehmetcik Statue, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston's Jolly, Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels, 57. Regiment Turkish Memorial,The Nek,Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial. Arrival late (between 08:00 pm and 09:00 pm) to Istanbul transfer to your hotel. End of our services.
Overnight: N/A Drop-off to your hotel Meals: Breakfast
Day 10
Istanbul Departure
Breakfast . Transfer to airport and fly home .End of our services
Overnight: N/A Meals: Breakfast ( If the pick up time for departure fligth permits )
